OKRoads -- Bayfront Parkway

Bayfront Parkway provides a connection between the northern terminus of Interstate 79, the Port of Erie, and Interstate 90 via its connection to Pennsylvania 430 near the interstate. The final section of the parkway between Pennsylvania 5 (12th Street) and U.S. 20 (Broad Street) was completed in June 2005. Not long after its completion, we had the opportunity to drive the parkway in its entirety. This page also includes Pennsylvania 430 between the Bayfront Parkway and Interstate 90.

Bayfront Parkway Eastbound
	Bayfront Parkway eastbound at 8th Street. (Photo taken 7/8/05)
	View of a local marina and Presque Isle Bay from the eastbound Bayfront Parkway. For the next two miles, Bayfront Parkway is actually on the bay front. The parkway turns to the south near the Port of Erie. (Photo taken 7/8/05)
	Bayfront Parkway east approaching a stoplight that according to this sign is zero feet ahead. This is near downtown Erie. (Photo taken 7/8/05)
	Use the right lane ahead to Hamot Medical Center and the campus of Gannon University. (Photo taken 7/8/05)
	Bayfront Parkway turns to the south as East Bay Drive takes over the mainline ahead. (Photo taken 7/8/05)
	Bayfront Parkway eastbound, which is at this point going due south, meets Pennsylvania 5 and 12th Street in this view. This was once the eastern end of the parkway. (Photo taken 7/8/05)
	Bayfront Parkway follows railroad right-of-way for its newest section between Pennsylvania 5 and U.S. 20. The parkway is four lanes wide with a concrete and brick median barrier. In this view, Bayfront Parkway is about to go underneath a railroad bridge. (Photo taken 7/8/05)
	Bayfront Parkway east approaching Broad Street - 1/2 mile. Broad Street carries U.S. 20 between 26th Street and Buffalo Road. U.S. 20 is not mentioned at all from the parkway. (Photo taken 7/8/05)
	Make a left turn ahead onto a short connector between U.S. 20 (Broad Street) and the Bayfront Parkway. (Photo taken 7/8/05)
	Bayfront Parkway east approaching 38th Street. The east-west arterial is the southernmost major arterial in Erie city limits. (Photo taken 7/8/05)
	Bayfront Parkway east at 38th Street. The Interstate 90 trailblazer is for 38th Street traffic, as there is no road in the direction the sign is pointing to from the parkway. (Photo taken 7/8/05)
	Just past the bridge ahead is a turn to Penn State Erie and its Behrend College. (Photo taken 7/8/05)
	Bayfront Parkway east nears its end as it approaches a connector road to Pennsylvania 430 west. The two meet at an odd angle which prevents left turns from being made easily. (Photo taken 7/8/05)
	Bayfront Parkway east at the connector road to Pennsylvania 430 West. (Photo taken 7/8/05)
	A look at the last several feet of the Bayfront Parkway as it prepares to meet Pennsylvania 430 at the traffic light in the distance. (Photo taken 7/8/05)
Pennsylvania 430 East
	Pennsylvania 430 East approaching Interstate 90. Motorists must go through two more stoplights before reaching the cross-country interstate. (Photo taken 7/8/05)
	After passing by the signal at Hannon Road, Interstate 90 is just around the bend. (Photo taken 7/8/05)
	Continue on Pennsylvania 430 East to Interstate 90 East to Buffalo, New York. The city is 90 miles to the northeast. (Photo taken 7/8/05)
	Pennsylvania 430 East at Interstate 90 West. (Photo taken 7/8/05)
	Pennsylvania 430 East at Interstate 90 East - Buffalo. A loop ramp provides access to the eastbound interstate. (Photo taken 7/8/05)
Pennsylvania 430 West
	Pennsylvania 430 West at Interstate 90 East - Buffalo. A separate ramp carries those going from westbound Pennsylvania 430 to eastbound Interstate 90. (Photo taken 7/8/05)